The exotic-looking heart-shaped “blooms” that make anthurium irresistible as houseplants are, in fact, spathes, or modified leaves surrounding the spadix, a stem covered with small flowers.

The consignment, comprising 1,024 Anthurium cut flowers (weighing 70 kgs) packed in 50 corrugated boxes, was exported by IVC Agrovet Pvt Ltd from Aizawl to Singapore via Kolkata. The flowers were ...